First in the Shadow Children series, a dystopian tale of a society where every couple is limited to two c…more

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First in the Shadow Children series, a dystopian tale of a society where every couple is limited to two children due to scarcity of food. The dreaded Population Police raids homes in search of Third children, and the penalty for hiding one is death. Very relevant, considering recent news items praising China's one-child policy as a boon for girls and a drive by environmentalists to limit human procreation in the name of reducing carbon emissions. My favorite thing about the series is the different POVs we get from several Third children who all come up with different ways of coping and survival.
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